EBOLA FREAKOUT EERILY FAMILIAR - Amanda Terkel: For two decades, - TopicsExpress



          

EBOLA FREAKOUT EERILY FAMILIAR - Amanda Terkel: For two decades, the United States did try to stop the spread of a deadly disease by banning everyone afflicted from entering the country. Those efforts failed, leading to discrimination, panic, a deterioration in the countrys reputation, researchers barred from entering the U.S. to help find a cure, and individuals separated from friends and family for years. More than 600,000 people with an AIDS diagnosis in the United States died despite the ban...The HIV/AIDS ban went into effect in 1987, thanks to President Ronald Reagan. It was strengthened through legislation in 1993 by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), who wanted a quarantine of those infected with the virus.... Even at the time, public health experts were saying a ban was a bad idea. huffingtonpost/2014/10/22/ebola-travel-ban_n_6027888.html?1414001974
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:56:00 +0000

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